Attachment for brooms.



R. N N I W D 0 ATTACHMENT FOR BROOMS.

APPLICATION TILED JUNE 22,1903.

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/ I I @Albvge ys UNITED STATES Patented December 8, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

AT TAC H M EN T FOR BR'ooMs.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 746,428, dated December8, 1903.

Application filed June 22,1903.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OORA D. WINNE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cherry Valley, in the county of Otsego and State of NewYork, have invented a new and useful Attachment to Brooms, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to brooms, more particularly whisk or brushbrooms, and has for its object to provide an attachment to assist inremoving adhering particles which will not yield to the bristles orbroom-corn end of the implement; and the inventionconsists in a scraperattachment in the form of a laterally-extending cap connected to thefree end of the broom-handle.

The invention further consists in an attachment in the form of alaterally-extended cap having a ferrule engaging the free end of thebroom-handle whereby the scraper-cap is adapted for attachment to thehandle.

Other novel features of the invention will appear in the annexeddescription and be pointed out in the claim following.

In the drawings illustrative of the invention, in which correspondingparts are denoted by like designating characters, Figure 1 is aperspective view of a whisk or brush broom with the improved attachmentapplied. Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation of the device detached.

The improved device may be attached to any form of brush or broomprovided with a handle member, but is more particularly applicable toordinary whisk or brush brooms and for the purpose of illustration isthus applied.

The improved device consists of a scraper 10, preferably in disk form,with its rim curved downward, as shown at 11, and provided with aferrule 12, extending centrally from the disk, the ferrule adapted toinclose the outer end of the handle 13 of the broom 14, as shown. Thecurved rim 11 of the disk thus extends laterally from all sides of thehandle Serial No. 162368. (No model.)

and ferrule and not only forms an effective scraper to assist inremoving adhering particles which will not readily yield to the actionof the brush portion 14, but also serves as a cap or finish to thehandle member,while the ferrule portion 12 materially assists insupporting the handle and prevents it from splitting when applied towooden handles; but when applied to whisk-brooms wherein the handleportion is covered with the broomcorn extended and secured by wiring theferrule protects the corn material and wiring and efiectually preventsits displacement or abrasion. The ferrule and scraper thus performseveral important functions and add materially to the efficiency andvalue of the implement,

The device will preferably be of sheet metal of proper thickness and maybe pressed or otherwise formed into the required shape. The scrapermember extending uniformly from all sides will not require the brush orbroom to be adjusted to any required position before using, but is readyfor use no matter which side may be presented to the matter to betreated. Another advantage of the projecting scraper member is that itsupports the broom in position to be more readily grasped by the handwhen lying upon a flat surface.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is- A broom attachmentcomprising a singlepiece structure in the form of a ferrule having oneend thereof closed by a disk with the edges of the disk projected beyondthe body of the ferruleforming a peripheral flange.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

GORA D. WINNE.

Witnesses:

LEONARD DAKIN, ALVA S. PEARSON.

